EMPLOYEE LEAVES | Policy Manual | Pardeeville Area School District

4431 - EMPLOYEE LEAVES

The Board recognizes that there may be instances in which employees can not report to work and recognizes that in certain circumstances it is appropriate to provide compensation or job protection during those absences. The leave provided for in this policy is provided in conjunction with other Board leave policies, including Policy 4161 -Unrequested Leaves of Absence/Fitness for Duty, Policy 4430.01 - Family & Medical Leaves of Absence ("FMLA").

Sick Leave

Staff members are eligible for sick leave as specified in the Employee Handbook.
Personal Leave

Staff members are eligible for personal leave as specified in the Employee Handbook.
Bereavement Leave

Staff members are eligible for bereavement leave as specified in the Employee Handbook.
Military Leave

Staff members will be afforded protected leave from employment to perform their obligations to the United States Armed Forces, whether for reserve duty or a call to active duty, and potential deployment. Leave shall be provided in accordance with the law.

Absences due to military leave covered by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act (USERRA) shall be unpaid unless the employee elects to use other paid leave available to the employee.
Leave for Jury Duty

Staff members who are called to jury duty shall be excused as specified in the Employee Handbook.
Volunteer Firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician, First Responder, or Ambulance Driver
1. By no later than thirty (30) days after becoming a member of a volunteer fire department or fire company or becoming affiliated with an ambulance service provider, submits to the District a written statement signed by the chief of the volunteer fire department or fire company or by the person in charge of the ambulance service provider notifying the District that the staff member is a volunteer firefighter, emergency medical technician, first responder, or ambulance driver for a volunteer fire department or fire company, a public agency, or a nonprofit corporation;
2. When dispatched to an emergency, makes every effort to notify the District that the staff member may be late for or absent from work due to the staff member responding to the emergency or, if prior notification cannot be made due to the extreme circumstances of the emergency or the inability of the staff member to contact the District, submits to the District a written statement from the chief of the volunteer fire department or fire company or from the person in charge of the ambulance service provider explaining why prior notification could not be made; and
3. When late for or absent from work due to responding to an emergency, provides, on the request of the District, a written statement from the chief of the volunteer fire department or fire company or from the person in charge of the ambulance service provider certifying that the staff member was responding to an emergency at the time of the lateness or absence and indicating the date and time of the response to the emergency.

A staff member who is a volunteer firefighter, emergency medical technician, first responder, or ambulance driver for a volunteer fire department or fire company, a public agency, or a nonprofit corporation may be late for or absent from work without pay if the lateness or absence is due to the staff member responding to an emergency that begins before the staff member is required to report to work and if the staff member complies with all of the following requirements:

When the status of a staff member as a member of a volunteer fire department or fire company or as an affiliate of an ambulance service provider changes, including termination of that status, the staff member shall notify the District of that change in status.

Election Official Leave

The District Administrator shall approve a one (1) day unpaid leave of absence for any staff member who is appointed to serve as an election official, provided the staff member has given the District at least seven (7) days notice of the leave. In accordance with State law, the District may request confirmation from the municipal clerk of the staff member's appointment as an election official.

Leave to serve as an election official is provided on an unpaid basis. If available, a staff member may substitute paid leave such as personal leave. Staff members may not be penalized for using leave to serve as an election official.
Leave to Testify

Any employee who is issued a subpoena to testify in a legal proceeding shall be provided the following:
1. If the proceeding relates to matters under Chapters 48 or 938, Wis. Stats., the employee may not be discharged from employment for absences due to testifying, immediately notifies the District Administrator or receipt the subpoena; (see Policy 8325 - Receipt of Legal Documents by District Employees)
2. If the proceeding is unrelated to matters arising within the employee's course of employment, the employee will need to use the District process for requesting use of paid time off or leave without pay.
3. Any employee subpoenaed to testify in a matter that involves a crime committed against the employer or against the employee in the course of employment (including an act committed by a juvenile that would be a crime if committed by an adult), or any proceeding involving matters arising within the employee's course of employment shall be provided paid time off to do so such that no loss of wages or benefits occurs as a result of compliance with the subpoena. Any employee who is issued a subpoena for matters described in this section shall immediately notify the District Administrator of receipt of the subpoena (see Policy 8325 - Receipt of Legal Documents by District Employees).

Revised 10/21/24